People who died on May 17 97
Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei)
d. 528
Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
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Yuan Yong
d. 528
Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei
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Yuan Zhao
d. 528 (b. 526)
Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 526)
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Liu Jianfeng
d. 896
Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord
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Li Maozhen
d. 924 (b. 856)
Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (b. 856)
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Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah
d. 946 (b. 893)
Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (b. 893)
Daumantas of Pskov
d. 1299
Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1240)
Emperor Go-Fushimi
d. 1336 (b. 1288)
Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (b. 1288)
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg
d. 1365 (b. 1328)
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
Konstantin Dejanović
d. 1395 (b. 1355)
Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (b. 1355)
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros
d. 1464 (b. 1427)
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1464)
Sandro Botticelli
d. 1510 (b. 1445)
Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
d. 1521 (b. 1478)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford
d. 1536 (b. 1504)
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1504)
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William Brereton (groom)
d. 1536 (b. 1487)
William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)
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Henry Norris (courtier)
d. 1536 (b. 1482)
Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)
Philipp von Hutten
d. 1546 (b. 1511)
Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (b. 1511)
Shin Saimdang
d. 1551 (b. 1504)
Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda
d. 1558 (b. 1481)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (d. 1558)
Matthew Parker
d. 1575 (b. 1504)
Matthew Parker, English archbishop (d. 1575)
False Dmitriy I
d. 1606 (b. 1582)
False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
Anna d'Este
d. 1607 (b. 1531)
Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531)
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Joan Pau Pujol
d. 1626 (b. 1570)
Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
Giovanni Picchi
d. 1643 (b. 1571)
Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
Catherine I of Russia
d. 1727 (b. 1684)
Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
Samuel Clarke
d. 1729 (b. 1675)
Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (d. 1729)
Alexis Clairaut
d. 1765 (b. 1713)
Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
Michel-Jean Sedaine
d. 1797 (b. 1719)
Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright (d. 1797)
William Heberden
d. 1801 (b. 1710)
William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
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John Gunby
d. 1807 (b. 1745)
John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
Leopold Auenbrugger
d. 1809 (b. 1722)
Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
d. 1822 (b. 1766)
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1822)
John Jay
d. 1829 (b. 1745)
John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
René Caillié
d. 1838 (b. 1799)
René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
d. 1838 (b. 1754)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
Archibald Alison (author)
d. 1839 (b. 1757)
Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
Kondō Isami
d. 1868 (b. 1834)
Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)
John C. Breckinridge
d. 1875 (b. 1821)
John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)
Asa Packer
d. 1879 (b. 1805)
Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
Ziya Pasha
d. 1880 (b. 1826)
Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
John Deere (inventor)
d. 1886 (b. 1804)
John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
Giacomo Zanella
d. 1888 (b. 1820)
Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)
Frederick August Otto Schwarz
d. 1911 (b. 1836)
Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
d. 1916 (b. 1862)
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (b. 1862)
Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
d. 1917 (b. 1829)
Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829)
Guido von List
d. 1919 (b. 1848)
Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
Karl Mantzius
d. 1921 (b. 1860)
Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
Dorothy Levitt
d. 1922 (b. 1882)
Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
Harold Geiger
d. 1927 (b. 1884)
Harold Geiger, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1927)
Cass Gilbert
d. 1934 (b. 1859)
Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
Paul Dukas
d. 1935 (b. 1865)
Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (d. 1935)
Panagis Tsaldaris
d. 1936 (b. 1868)
Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
Jakob Ehrlich
d. 1938 (b. 1877)
Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian politician (d. 1938)
Johanna Elberskirchen
d. 1943 (b. 1864)
Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)
George Forbes (New Zealand politician)
d. 1947 (b. 1869)
George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
William Birdwood
d. 1951 (b. 1865)
William Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal (d. 1951)
Jules Supervielle
d. 1960 (b. 1884)
Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
John Wilce
d. 1963 (b. 1888)
John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)
Nandor Fodor
d. 1964 (b. 1895)
Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)
Ernest Nash
d. 1974 (b. 1898)
Ernest Nash, German-Italian photographer and scholar (d. 1974)
Charles E. Rosendahl
d. 1977 (b. 1892)
Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (b. 1892)
Gündüz Kılıç
d. 1980 (b. 1918)
Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918)
Abe Burrows
d. 1985 (b. 1910)
Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)
Gunnar Myrdal
d. 1987 (b. 1898)
Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
Lawrence Welk
d. 1992 (b. 1903)
Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)
Toe Blake
d. 1995 (b. 1912)
Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
Kevin Gilbert (musician)
d. 1996 (b. 1966)
Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)
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Bruce Fairbairn
d. 1999 (b. 1949)
Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949)
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Lembit Oll
d. 1999 (b. 1966)
Lembit Oll, Estonian chess player (b. 1966)
Donald Coggan
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Donald Coggan, English archbishop (d. 2000)
Jacques-Louis Lions
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (b. 1928)
Frank G. Slaughter
d. 2001 (b. 1908)
Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (b. 1908)
László Kubala
d. 2002 (b. 1927)
László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2002)
Aşık Mahzuni Şerif
d. 2002 (b. 1940)
Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940)
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Jørgen Nash
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (b. 1920)
Tony Randall
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920)
Ezzedine Salim
d. 2004 (b. 1943)
Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (b. 1943)
Frank Gorshin
d. 2005 (b. 1933)
Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
Cy Feuer
d. 2006 (b. 1911)
Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
Lloyd Alexander
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (b. 1924)
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T. K. Doraiswamy
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (b. 1921)
Mario Benedetti
d. 2009 (b. 1920)
Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2009)
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Jung Seung-hye
d. 2009 (b. 1965)
Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)
Yvonne Loriod
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
Walasse Ting
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
Harmon Killebrew
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)
Gideon Ezra
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (b. 1937)
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Patrick Mafisango
d. 2012 (b. 1980)
Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
Donna Summer
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
Philippe Gaumont
d. 2013 (b. 1973)
Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (b. 1973)
Peter Schulz
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
Ken Venturi
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
Jorge Rafael Videla
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
Gerald Edelman
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
C. P. Krishnan Nair
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
Douangchay Phichit
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)
Thongbanh Sengaphone
d. 2014 (b. 1953)
Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)